In another such case, leading Indraprastha Apollo Hospital and one of its gynaecologists were directed by the NCDRC to pay Rs one crore compensation to a couple, whose baby suffered mental disability due to the "negligence" of the doctor at the time of delivery more than 15 years ago.

Similarly, a consumer court took strong note of government hospital in Uttar Pradesh for wrong blood transfusion to a woman resulting in fetal losses during her four pregnancies. The hospital was directed to compensate of Rs 15 lakh.

Various well-known companies and service providers also came under the radar of the consumer courts which took strong note of their "unfair trade practice".

In one such case, multinational company Woodland was asked not to sell products other than its own brand in its stores while terming it as "highly unethical".